Colombia vs Zambia: Chemicals
Chemicals over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 18.6% against 18.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 153 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.7% | 4.0% | 7.8% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 9.6% | 2.4% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.5% | 4.4% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 10.3% | 5.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.3% | 2.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemicals, Colombia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 18.6% against 18.0% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chemicals between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for chemicals?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing of chemicals and chemical products includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) division 24. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).